# Spot at Canada: deployment

Canonical ID: `a5a54bd1-c3ee-4210-95a5-b5c1759abb22`

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Ontario Power Generation
- **Site:** Pickering and Darlington nuclear generating stations
- **Use:** Five Spot units for gauge reading, thermal imaging and radiation mapping; reduces worker radiation exposure

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-06_

- **Slug:** spot-ontario-power-nuclear
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [Spot](/models/boston-dynamics-spot.md) (id: `223bb4ff-a2d7-4afd-825d-f6b15c34afa9`)
- **Company:** [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics.md) (id: `e07a6384-c6a0-4a69-8abe-7fcea11bc302`)
- **Location:** [Canada](/locations/canada.md) (id: `615dd675-0877-4ad8-8a92-a98e6bda9f21`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.opg.com/stories/with-new-tricks-and-smarts-nimble-spot-robots-proving-our-worth-across-opg/
2. https://bostondynamics.com/blog/retrospective-on-boston-dynamics-spot-robot-uses/

## Common questions

### What is the Spot deployment at Canada?

Spot, built by Boston Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at Canada on the DEPLOY registry. Boston Dynamics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Spot at Canada?

Boston Dynamics, the manufacturer of Spot, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Is the Spot deployment at Canada still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.

### Have there been incidents at the Spot deployment at Canada?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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